Abstract [en]

In Sweden, a great deal of energy is used for residential and commercial heating. To fulfill the ever increasingly need for heat, new heating plants is built to complement the district heating system. At the same time there is unused energy in industry, which produces heat as an unwanted byproduct.

This report evaluates the possibility to use this byproduct to supply energy to a district heating system and store it in seasonal heat storage. When the heat demand increases during the cold season of the year, the seasonal heat storage contributes with heat energy.

The idea is to replace parts of the heating plants in Halmstad with heat storage and waste heat. The aim is to exclude usage of all fossil fuels. This report will also evaluate the economical prerequisites and environmental benefits in replacing biofuels.

A steelworks company, Höganäs Halmstadverken, is situated in Halmstad. This industry could contribute with surplus heat, which is calculated in this report.

With help of calculations and simulations in Microsoft Excel, a system with adequate heat storage method and surplus heat from local industry is formed. This system is optimized concerning economic and environmental matters.

The economical calculations results in an annual profit up to 8 million SEK with a payoff equal to 8 years. The environmental benefits consisting of reduced greenhouse gases are calculated to 4 800 tons carbon dioxide equivalents annually.